Households with children under 15 years of age and high incomes had the greatest access to technologies in 2002.

An estimated 62% of all Tasmanian households had access to a mobile phone. Access ranged from 38% of households with incomes of $0-$24,999 to 90% of households with incomes of $75,000-$99,999.

An estimated 29% of Tasmania households had a dedicated games machine, with 60% of households with children under 15 years of age having access. An estimated 32% of households had an answering machine. Access ranged from 19% of households with incomes of $0-$24,999 to 54% of households with incomes of $100,000 or over.

Use of technologies varied little between metropolitan Hobart and the rest of Tasmania. The largest difference was in access to an answering machine, which was 36% for metropolitan Hobart and 29% for the rest of Tasmania.

HOUSEHOLD TECHNOLOGIES, Tasmania - 2002(a)

Mobile phone

Dedicated games machine

Pay TV

DVD player(b)

Answering machine

Fax machine

%

%

%

%

%

%

Households

Without children under 15

55

17

11

13

30

13

With children under 15

79

60

15

20

38

16

Household income

$0-$24,999

38

17

7

6

19

6

$25,000-$49,999

68

37

13

15

34

12

$50,000-$74,999

84

40

14

24

42

17

$75,000-$99,999

90

35

17

34

49

24

$100,000 or over

85

36

22

25

54

39

Not stated or unknown

62

24

12

16

39

26

Region

Metropolitan Hobart

62

28

11

16

36

13

Rest of Tasmania

61

30

13

14

29

15

Total

62

29

12

15

32

14

(a) Proportions are of households in each category.(b) Excludes DVD drives in computers.

Source: ABS data available on request, Household Use of Information Technology Survey.